For further information on any of the events please contact 027 75099 (Please note this number is operational Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm, for queries
Cork Culture Night – Bill Griffin Exhibition
Friday 20th September
3.00pm – 6.00pm at the Bere Island Heritage Centre
Join us to celebrate Cork Culture Night with an exhibition by Beara based artist Bill Griffin. The exhibition will run until 29th September.
Lonehort Battery Guided Tour
Tours will take place every Saturday and Sunday in September
Meet outside the main gate at 12.00pm
Lonehort Battery, is the largest of seven gun batteries constructed by the British Admiralty on Bere Island. The batteries were used during World War One, and handed back to the Irish Government during the handover of the Treaty Ports in 1938. Bere Island historians and licensed tour guides Barry Hanley and Teresa Hall are now offering guided tours of Lonehort Battery. Tours are €10 per person, children free. Meet outside the main gate of Lonehort Battery. For details contact Barry Hanley 086 8845709 or Teresa Hall 086 1981541.
Beara Race Series – Bere Island
Saturday 12th October
Beara Athletic Club will host the 2019 Beara Races series, a 5 mile run taking in the scenic sights of the Beara Peninsula. As well as the run on Bere Island runs take place in Allihies on 21st September and in Eyeries on 9th November. For further details and to register see www.beara5mileseries.com
Bere Island parkrun
Every Saturday morning at 9.30am from the GAA Pitch. Click here for further details.